John Richmond[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
1627 - 1715 (88 years)
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Name John Richmond Born 1627 Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England 
[2, 3, 5, 6] Gender Male _COLOR 8 _FSFTID LXX8-7LD _UID 1D2576E31BD5470390F0838CAEEC71037281 Died 7 Oct 1715 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Buried Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts [4, 6] - in Neck O'Land Cemetery
Person ID I1600 McPherson History Last Modified 1 Jan 2018
Father John Richmond, b. 1594, d. 1664 (Age 70 years) Mother Elizabeth Nicholas, d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F447 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Abigail Rogers, b. 2 Jan 1642, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts , d. 1 Aug 1727, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 85 years) Married 1663 Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts [5] Children 1. Lieut. Joseph Richmond, b. 8 Dec 1663, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts , d. 8 Dec 1735, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 72 years)2. Edward Richmond, b. 8 Feb 1665, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts , d. 1741 (Age 75 years)3. Samuel Richmond, b. 23 Sep 1668, d. 20 Jul 1736 (Age 67 years) 4. Sarah Richmond, b. 26 Feb 1670, d. 27 Mar 1727 (Age 57 years) 5. John Richmond, b. 5 Dec 1673, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts , d. 24 Jun 1760, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 86 years)6. Ebenzer Richmond, b. 12 May 1676, Newport, Rhode Island , d. 12 May 1729, Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 53 years)7. Abigail Richmond, b. 26 Feb 1679, d. 28 Feb 1763 (Age 84 years) Last Modified 15 Mar 2020 Family ID F398 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Susannah Hayward, d. Yes, date unknown Married 1654 Last Modified 15 Mar 2020 Family ID F446 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - John Richmond was born about 1627 in Wiltshire, England before his father came to America to live. He was educated in England and did not come to America until the 1650's. He was trained as a surveyor which he did most of his life. He married two times: first in 1654 to Susannah Hayward, daughter of Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater. They had four children. His wife Susanna died in childbirth when daughter, Susanna was born 11/4/1661. In 1663 John married Abigail Rogers, granddaughter of Thomas Rogers of the Mayflower. They had seven children. John was on the Town Council. He was Constable and Commissioner and Surveyor. His residence at "Neck of Land" was about a mile from Taunton. He and his wife Abigail are buried there. He was a large land owner and one of the proprietors of the Iron Works of Taunton. During this time, he was also involved with the Indian problems and in what was called "Phillips War" which was the Indian war that was bloody and devastating in the extreme. John Richmond has always been known as one of Taunton's early leaders, who along with his father who was one of the founders of Taunton. John died 10/7/1715. His wife Abigail died 8/1/1727. They are buried on the property on which their residence stood at "Neck of Land". - Richmonds in America by R. Walton
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Sources - [S97] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2.
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Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 - [S227] Pennsylvania, Society of Mayflower Descendants Applications, 1911-1929.
Pennsylvania, Society of Mayflower Descendants Applications, 1911-1929 - [S158] Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850.
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- [S97] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2.